Proposal

Create the State Secretariat for Climate Emergency, directly under the President’s Office.

Problem

The climate emergency has become a global challenge, and it is no longer restricted to environmental issues. Climate imbalance may trigger irreversible processes on a regional as well as on a transnational scale, with ensuing social and economic impacts and losses. The Amazon region calls for Brazil to play a leading role regarding this issue. And the current rate of destruction of the biome lends added urgency to the adoption of public policies and institutional arrangements that would make it possible for our country to reposition itself as a key player in the global debate on sustainability.

Goals

Given the global relevance of the topic and the fact that the Brazilian Amazon is at the heart of climate change discussions, this provisional presidential decree prescribes the creation of a Secretariat for Climate Emergency, linked to the President’s Office. The positioning of this government body is strategic from the point of view of interministerial and intergovernmental coordination. Its central strategic position is vital both for supporting the formulation of public policies to deal with and adapt to climate emergencies, and for conducting national and international negotiations related to that subject. The adoption of this presidential decree would also send a signal to Brazilian society and to the international community that Brazil is willing to take the global lead in the race for decarbonisation.

Main axe

environment

ADMINISTRATIVE SPHERES OF COMPETENCE

federal

Key Actors

Federal Government
States
Municipalities
Legislative
Academy
Private sector
Third sector
International organisations
Civil society

Resources needed

Allocation of existing financial resources
Allocation of existing human resources
Anticipated need for additional financial resources

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VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Issue Provisional Presidential Decree that creates the Special Secretariat.
Appoint representatives for the joint agency.
Regulate the structure and statute of the Secretariat.
Present a work plan for participatory formulation of a national strategy to tackle climate emergency.
Publish the devised strategy to deal with climate emergency.
Establish an institutional arrangement to tackle climate change in the Amazon and in Brazil.

Basic applicable legislation

Law No. 13.844/2019 – Establishes the basic organisation of the bodies of the Presidency and of its ministries.

Bills of Interest

Constitutional Amendment Bill (PEC) No. 37/2021 – Incorporates the climate issue into the Constitution as a Fundamental Right.

RELATED PROPOSALS

Brazil 2045: building an environmental powerhouse
Observatório do Clima
https://concertacao.com/3red

Include the climate issue among the responsibilities of ministries and other federal bodies, through the Provisional Presidential Decree that would define the organisational structure of the next administration, ensuring coordination by an interministerial structure.

Letter from Alter
Fórum Amazônia Sustentável
https://concertacao.com/tsp5

Place climate policy at the centre of power and not limited to the Ministry of the Environment, in order to: (i) foster countrywide agreements on goals, efforts and resources related to climate change; and (ii) reopen channels for dialogue between the government and civil society.

A ten-point plan for decarbonising Brazil
Clima e Desenvolvimento e Instituto Talanoa
https://concertacao.com/8s2p

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